Dear Editor
THE management of Sheriff Security Service first and foremost regrets the late payment of some of our ex-employees who have, by virtue of their frustration, descended at our office to express their disappointment in that regard.

We, however, wish to state that the late payment of those ex-employees was not in any way an act by management to deliberately bring any discomfort to those who have served us, but rather, the late payment came as a result of a number of factors of which the management had absolutely no control.

Our employees are usually paid on the 5th of each month, but in the circumstances i.e Indian Arrival Day which falls on the fifth day of the month and is also a national holiday, coupled with the fact of the roll-over holiday as is customary when holidays in Guyana falls on a Sunday, our hands were tied. At the time the disgruntled workers began showing up at our office, some even before noon, our finance controllers were at a city bank engaging in a process to initiate payment to staff and, in this case, ex-employees also, as this was already decided upon since last week. Given the process at the bank which, among other things, require a number of paperwork to be completed before the transactions could be finalised, it appeared to the ex-employees that we were not prepared to pay them for services rendered, a notion that does not reflect the principles of the company or what we stand for. Further, it should be noted that these ex-employees were all paid on Tuesday afternoon as was scheduled since last week, giving consideration for the holidays mentioned earlier.

The company apologises for the inconvenience faced by those affected due to the late payment and reassures those who would wish to join our company as those who continue to remain in our employ, that workers welfare and commitments outside of the job are of equal importance to us as is their service to us.
Regards
Management of Sheriff Security Service